Doe v. Chao’s Empirical Analysis
435 F.3d 492 · 2006
Citation profile
5 federal appellate · 1 district ·
Relationships
Relies on Hensley v. Eckerhart · Steel Co. v. Citizens for a Better Environment · Connecticut National Bank v. Germain · Russello v. United States · Farrar v. Hobby
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 13 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“(D) fails to comply with any other provision of this section, or any rule promulgated thereunder, in such a way as to 'have an adverse effect on an individual.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent“Statutes that require a complainant to 'substantially prevail' in order to obtain costs and fees do so as a prerequisite to obtaining fees.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent“the most critical factor in determining the reasonableness of a fee award is the degree of success obtained.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.